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The first mention of cricket in a book was in the English version of Giovanni Florio's Italian dictionary in 1598. Collecting cricket books and cricketana has long been a popular pastime, and some fine collections have been built up, not least that of the MCC at Lord's. Rare cricket books (Nyren, Lambert, Bentley) are keenly sought, as are signed books and Ashes memorabilia, especially from the Bodyline tour (1932/33). Other areas of interest are scorecards, cricket autographs and tour brochures. |
Pre-tour, for the Australia's Coronation Tour of England, edited by Alec Bedser. Paperback. 4to. 51pp including...
Pre-tour, announcing the 1953 Australia tour of England, with pictures of all 17 Australian players, numerous articles on...
Souvenir booklet, including a programme of matches and caricatures of the full touring party. Signed in ink alongside...
Brochure introducing the Australian Touring side and the possible England squad for the 1953 Ashes series. Also includes fixtures...
Pre-tour, introducing the 1953 Australian tourists, with an article by CB Fry. Paperback. 8vo. 40pp. Profusely...
Post-tour, containing a reproduction of Webber's scorebook of the test series with match comments by White. Paperback. 8vo....
Auction catalogue for the sale of "rare and valuable books" at Hodgson's rooms in Chancery Lane, London, WC2, on June 2nd,...
Souvenir brochure, published pre-tour, for the 1954 Pakistan cricket tour of England, under A.H.Kardar. Signed in ink...
Pre-tour, covering Pakistan's first tour to England in 1954 under the captaincy of AH Kardar. Paperback. 8vo. 24pp....
Pre-tour, for the 1954-55 England tour of Australia under Len Hutton. Isseued by the N.S.W. Cricket Association....
Pre-tour, for the 1955 South Africa tour of England under Jack Cheetham. With photographs and pen pictures of the 16 members of...
Pre-tour, for the 1955 South Africa tour of England under J.E. Cheetham. Paperback. 8vo. 28pp....
Souvenir brochure of the 1955-56 tour of India by New Zealand, player photographs and ink sketches, some facts and figures, essay...
Post-tour, with reports and completed scorebook for the 1954-55 Ashes series. Paperback. 8vo. [47]pp. illustrated Pictorial...
Post-tour, with an account of each of the five Test matches. Paperback. Small 4to. 48pp. Profusely illustrated with...
